Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Hindsight has 20/20 vision Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [mod]Hi Carie[/mod] at 7:02 pm on Sep. 4, 2008[quote]Quote: from [m]breakapart[/m] at 8:33 pm on Sep. 4, 2008[quote]meh. it's a neat idea, but obviously each president is going to use words that are relevant to the time, issues, and concerns of the country. Things were a hell of a lot different when abe lincoln was president than they are now. [/quote] right, which is hwat was cool to me. you could zero in on their issues.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Hi Carie Posted at 6:14 pm on Sep. 4, 2008 I went to an art Gallery today, called "Weisman Center" that is attached to the University of Minnesota and saw the coolest art exhibit. R. Luke Dubois did a series entitled hindsight has 20/20 vision" where he took all of the presidents state of the union adresses. He entered them all into a database by president (there are apparently 1 or 2 who died before even giving one)  and then ran them through a word counting program. The first thing he did was remove all the articles, conjunctions, pronouns etc. Then he removed any words that were common to every single adress. Then he found the top 67 words in each presidents total database (for example, FDR had a ton of speeches to draw words from, since he was president for so long) and placed them on a vision chart (like the one you look at when you go to the optometrist) with the most used word biggest and then ranked down the line. Here are a few examples Abraham Lincoln Richard Nixon William Jefferson Clinton and the most telling of all George W. Bush Click here *I couldnt make the bush one work as an img, so you have to go to the link, sorry. Enjoy!

Replies Hi Carie Posted at 11:50 am on Sep. 5, 2008 Quote: from EarthEmpire at 11:31 am on Sep. 5, 2008 Hehe, George Bush and his terrorism paranoia. I'm surprised the first phrase on his list wasn't "weapons of mass destruction"; he used that a mighty lot while convincing others that it was okay to invade Iraq. no but it was terror. which says just as much about his focus no? EarthEmpire Posted at 9:31 am on Sep. 5, 2008 Hehe, George Bush and his terrorism paranoia. I'm surprised the first phrase on his list wasn't "weapons of mass destruction"; he used that a mighty lot while convincing others that it was okay to invade Iraq. Hi Carie Posted at 7:02 pm on Sep. 4, 2008 Quote: from breakapart at 8:33 pm on Sep. 4, 2008 meh. it's a neat idea, but obviously each president is going to use words that are relevant to the time, issues, and concerns of the country. Things were a hell of a lot different when abe lincoln was president than they are now. right, which is hwat was cool to me. you could zero in on their issues. breakapart Posted at 6:33 pm on Sep. 4, 2008 meh. it's a neat idea, but obviously each president is going to use words that are relevant to the time, issues, and concerns of the country.   Things were a hell of a lot different when abe lincoln was president than they are now. Chasey Posted at 6:16 pm on Sep. 4, 2008 Wowww All 5 previous replies displayed.